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First wicket of the 12th Indian Premier League! That's a slot Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli wouldn't have liked to fill. He departs after being dismissed by Chennai Super Kings' Harbhajan Singh on Saturday.
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Big fish in the net! Harbhajan Singh celebrates after taking the expensive wicket of AB de Villiers.
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Imran Tahir celebrates the dismissal of Yuzvendra Chahal.
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And bowled him! Shane Watson was sent back to the pavilion by Yuzvendra Chahal at the M. A. Chidhambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
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Chepauk just got 'Chinna Thala'-ed as Suresh Raina became the first batsman to reach 5000 IPL runs.
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Done and dusted! Chennai Super Kings players leave the ground after thumping the Royal Challengers by seven wickets in the IPL opener.
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